rehess Loc: South Bend, Indiana, USA

I don't remember where, but when we drove to/from Houston some years ago, we went past several ranches having long-horn cattle. Even if you aren't "somewhere", keep your eyes open for things you won't see at home {and many of the roads have little traffic, so we were able to stop for a few minutes}.

Retired fat guy with a camera Loc: Colorado

Ship Rock, New Mexico.
Chaco Canyon N.M.
Salmon Ruins, N.M.
Blacks Canyon, AZ.
Grand Canyon, Az.
Monument Valley, Az
4 Corners.
Great Sand Dunes, Co.
Mesa Verde, Co.
Grand Mesa, Co.
Silverton, Co.
Zion National Park, Utah.
Brice Canyon, Utah.
Bountiful Salt Flats, Great Salt lake. Utah.
Park city, Utah.
Yellowstone. Wyo.
The Tetons and the Devil's Tower, Wyo.
Custer Battlefield, South Dakota
Mt. Rushmore, S.D.
Sturgis, Deadwood. S.D.

bobgreen Loc: Maryland

Yowsa! Thanks!!!

TGanner Loc: Haines, Alaska

Dont let that bucket languish. At the risk of being self promoting, allow me to offer a suggestion: www.TimeNSpace.net will show you options for some very personalized custom experiences.

GBoy53 Loc: S.E. Texas

Not much to see in Texas, surely you jest! Check out : Great Texas Wildlife Trails (https://tpwd.texas.gov/huntwild/wildlife/wildlife-trails/), lots of interactive maps and plenty of info.

larryepage Loc: North Texas area

Kind of disagree with spencerp's assessment. There is actually a lot to see, especially as you get farther west. Some of it, though, you just have to look for pretty closely.

I'm not sure what you are planning routing wise, but I strongly suggest that from New Orleans that you go north instead of west and get up to Interstate 20. I-10 is going to route you through areas that are going to be impassable (or nearly so) for some time. I'm guessing that you may be eventually working your way up to I-40. Fort Worth to Wichita Falls to Amarillo is a good way to do that, if so. Lots of rugged, open country up that way, with significant canyons. If you look carefully, there are also some remnants of Native American peoples. If you stay on I-20, there will be antelope and high desert as you continue west.

There are very good visitors' centers on each major highway entering the state. The one on I-20 is near Waskom, a few miles west of Shreveport. Plan to stop and take a break. They will have a wall full of brochures, and there are usually knowledgeable folks who can answer your questions. Not sure exactly when they close each day, though.

This time of year, there probably won't be a lot of color in the landscape, although with all the rain that has been falling, things may be better than usual. So you might want to crank up the color saturation a couple of notches. Temperatures have been quite a bit cooler than average, so it is likely that your trip will not be as hot as might be the case in other years.

Let me know details of your route and timing, and I'll try to give you a little more specific information.

Oh...be sure to keep your gas tank as full as possible. Refineries were shut down ahead of the storm. It takes a while to get them going again. So there is a slim chance of some spot shortages of gasoline. Shouldn't be a big problem at all. Just plan ahead.

And welcome to Texas.

bobgreen Loc: Maryland

As of now, our plan is to go northwest into New Mexico , hoping to catch the hot air balloon festival in Santa Fe the first week in October, then head through western Colorado into Utah around Moab, wind our way south hitting Bryce , Zion, Grand Escalade and other places before coming into AZ. I want to see various venues including Monument Valley and Route 66. We'll head through northern and central NM before driving east to home in MD.

bobgreen Loc: Maryland

Thanks Larry! I appreciate the advice.